CID (Indian TV series)

CID
Genre
Created byB. P. Singh
Directed byB. P. Singh
Creative directorChristabelle D'Souza Amol Kaouche
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes1,547 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducersB. P. Singh
Pradeep Uppoor
Production locationsMumbai,
Maharashtra,
India
Running time40–45 minutes
Production companyFireworks Production
Original release
NetworkSony Entertainment Television
Release21 January 1998 (1998-01-21) –
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)
Related
C.I.D. Kolkata Bureau
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CID is an Indian police procedural television series that premiered on Sony Entertainment Television from 21 January 1998 to 27 October 2018. The series was created by B. P. Singh and produced by Fireworks Production. It featured Shivaji Satam as ACP Pradyuman, Aditya Srivastava as Sr. Inspector Abhijeet, Dayanand Shetty as Sr. Inspector Daya, Dinesh Phadnis as Inspector Fredricks and Narendra Gupta as Dr. Salunkhe respectively.

The location of CID is set in Mumbai. The series aired for 20 years on Sony Entertainment Television and is one of the longest-running television series in India. The series first premiered on 21 January 1998 and aired its 500th episode on 18 January 2008, 1000th episode on 13 September 2013, 1500th episode on 25 February 2018 and the last episode on 27 October 2018. The series has gained a cult following over the years.[1]

  1. ^ "CID, Sony's cult police procedural show, to air its last episode on 27 October". Firstpost. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2021.